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Whacky
You must have loved that car!
posted by
KaBooM62
on November 11, 2008 at 10:02 PM
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Whacky
I tried to turn on a dime once - didn't happen, the car turned on its roof instead! And I didn't get any change for that either, it
cost me a lot of change...
, and a pat to =^..^=,
posted by
Nautikos
on November 9, 2008 at 9:49 AM
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Whacky,
Great story. When I was little, my big brother told me that if I ate any kind of fruit and swallowed a seed from it, a fruit tree would grow in my stomach. I'm still paranoid about that happening.
posted by
SpitFire70
on November 8, 2008 at 10:13 PM
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I have some pretty cool cars over the years but none that did the dime thing! You are such a funny writer.I couldn't believe that pole jumped at you either! Hello Bo, how do yo keep up with your master? lol sam
posted by
sam444
on November 8, 2008 at 7:15 PM
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Whacky...
My Corvair was an easy car to steer, the engine was in the back! Only my new Camry turns easier and sharper. Maybe it can turn on a dime and give back yen in change, I'll have to check!
posted by
food4thought
on November 8, 2008 at 6:54 PM
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Lovely post
I have a little FIAT which stands for 'Fix It Again Tony'
posted by
malcolm
on November 8, 2008 at 10:42 AM
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The only time I hit a telephone pole was when I was hopping mad at Son #1 when he was 17. I was on ice and slid sideways into the pole. I was so mad at him, I didn't even care that I dented the side of the van, and I just kept going. The incident though, did wake him up and cowed him a little. He was a little more respectful as he shakily got out a little later. LOL
posted by
TAPS.
on November 8, 2008 at 9:43 AM
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Yes, one with a lot of rusty holes in the bottom. It was a convertible oo, so when I forgot to put the roof up and it rained over night, little car was dry in the morning, water went straight through!!
posted by
vogue
on November 8, 2008 at 8:53 AM
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our Kia Rio has a great, neat little turn radius...
but your story reminds me much of my daughter when she was 5-ish, and very literal-minded: the odometer on our van was about to hit the moment when all the numbers turned at once... and I said something about "watch, it's about to turn over..." And she was expecting the whole van was going to turn over. She was disappointed.
Davy says hi to Bo! /\_\/
. .
.. woof!
posted by
Ciel
on November 8, 2008 at 8:29 AM
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Wacky
My current car can
turn on a dime... but it doesn't leave any change.
posted by
Troosha
on November 8, 2008 at 8:24 AM
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My last car was a Ford Taurus.
It felt like I was driving a tank. I didn't much care for it, so when I bought the car I have now, I returned to the one that I liked the best, a chevy lumina (car not van), it handles like a gem and is great on gas. We alll have that one car and the Lumina is mine.
posted by
Bel_
on November 8, 2008 at 6:45 AM
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Whacky & Bo
I've driven one of those, Whacky. Isn't it strange how telephone poles have this urge to commit suicide?
posted by
johnmacnab
on November 8, 2008 at 6:10 AM
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Great post! Could do the car thing with my AMC SPIRIT or my current FORD
THUNDERBIRD. Problem is gas is so expensive!
posted by
Soul_Builder101
on November 7, 2008 at 11:31 PM
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I am afraid my experiences with cars have been quite similar to Mike's, My cars usually just take my money :-( but that car from your grandpa sounds like a real sweet one. What a beautiful memory Whacky. thank you for sharing it.
posted by
Sinome
on November 7, 2008 at 10:27 PM
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Sorry Wacky,
none of my cars ever gave me money, they cost me money. they gave my money to the mechanic
posted by
muley12
on November 7, 2008 at 9:51 PM
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Good one Whacky. Ha!
I've turned on a dime a couple of times in my life. Didn't
find any change though. Threw some out once. But I had a couple dents myself.
I can
relate to that.
posted by
yellowrose55
on November 7, 2008 at 8:25 PM
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give me a car that will spew out change any day
posted by
Lanetay
on November 7, 2008 at 7:50 PM
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I so love the way you write, whacky..always bring a smile to my face
posted by
hazel_st_cricket
on November 7, 2008 at 6:41 PM
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Darling didn't anyone ever tell you that when you run into a pole or a tree
in a car you have to give "the man" money not get it given to you!
love to you and Bo from Kabumom
posted by
Kabu
on November 7, 2008 at 6:22 PM
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